Reviews tagging 'War'

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

1843 reviews

zsabella's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Slavery, Violence, and War

Minor: Rape, Medical content, and Abandonment

allypricee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i think i liked this bc i didn’t have any expectations. seems like one of the biggest criticisms of this book is that it’s more of a tragic love story than it is a re telling of a myth and that’s fair i just didn’t care and actually prob liked it better for being a love story. the other issue ppl have is that like … they speak really cavalierly abt slaves and rape and death and stuff and lowkey that’s dumb sorry. it’s ancient greece grow up they were trying to be good people and honestly for the time they were

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Rape, Slavery, Murder, and War

littlepaw's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The book is twined in love and human err. The beauty and divinity love can create that is beyond Gods’. Yet the fragility of man to fail at the storm’s of life and choices that dissolves into the sea of stories, among the swirls of men and mortal wishes and their immortal goodness tweaked and juggled by Fates. “The Song of Achilles”, is one such book that beyond it’s magnanimity, speaks about the niche of human emotions. Patroclus and Achilles became the “best of all the Greeks” and “best of all the men” because they had each other at their best, worst and in their nothingness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and War

fakeppy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

So very beautifully written. It was a pleasure to read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, Murder, and War

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Rape, Blood, and Medical trauma

haessigetee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

uselesspirateraven's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

kousseii's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This book is often described as a tearjerker, however as a regular crier, it did not move me. Enjoyed the first half a lot, the second half was a bit slow. Glad I read it, but no desire to re-read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, and War

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Self harm

xhochi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Enjoyed the first half more than the second half. Ending was disappointing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and War

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Slavery

Minor: Self harm

mangofraiche's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

pjmac's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I enjoyed getting to see Achilles and Patroclus's story from Patroclus's view point. I really enjoyed their younger years and the time they spent with Chiron. I wish the story had lingered here longer. The ending didn't move me as much as I thought it would. I had prepared to be bawling, but it didn't hit as hard as I thought it would, maybe because I knew what was coming. Overall, this was an enjoyable read, and I love dipping back into some classic Greek mythos.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and War